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- ↑ Willick, Jason (May 25, 2018). "The Man Who Discovered 'Culture Wars'". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660 . Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Transcript: Is There a Culture War?". Pew Research Center. May 23, 2006.
- ↑ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus.
